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Native American Names

Native American names are best known to most as place names and even tribal names that have been repurposed as baby names. A few Native American baby names have broken into the US Top 1000, such as Kaya.

If you want a Native American name for your baby, consider one of the following. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Tala

Meaning: gold; turmeric; star; story; noble

Origin:Persian, Arabic, Tagalog, Samoan, Scandinavian
721
Tallulah

Meaning: leaping water, lady of abundance

Origin:Choctaw, Irish
95
Xochitl

Meaning: flower

Origin:Nahuatl, Aztec
590
Dakota

Meaning: friendly one

Origin:Place-name; Sioux
1926
Dakota

Meaning: friendly one

Origin:Native American tribe and place name; Sioux
1112
Talullah

Meaning: lady of abundance

Origin:Irish, Anglicized variation of Tuilelaith
1264
Kaya

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, Nordic
1384
Topanga

Meaning: where the mountain meets the sea

Origin:Native American
1387
Aquinnah The name Aquinnah, of Native American origin...
Origin:Native American place-name
3801
Kimana

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Native American, Shoshone
4359
Halona

Meaning: happy fortune

Origin:Native American
4526
Oneida

Meaning: long awaited

Origin:Native American
4678
Tennessee The name Tennessee has its roots in the Cher...
Origin:Native American, Cherokee, place-name
4767
Tennessee The name Tennessee has its roots in the Cher...
Origin:Native American, Cherokee, place-name
3977
Origin:Native American tribal name
15580
Origin:Native American tribal name
9614
Shada

Meaning: pelican

Origin:Native American
11308
Tahoe

Meaning: edge of the lake

Origin:Native American
5595
Tahoe

Meaning: edge of the lake

Origin:Native American
15097
Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
4007